Neurosteroids: expression of steroidogenic enzymes and regulation of steroid biosynthesis in the central nervous system.
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Institut Fédératif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur Les Peptides no. 23, Laboratoire de Neuroendocrinologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U 413, UA Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France (A.G.M.-N., J.-L.D.-R., D.B., H.V.); and Centre de Recherches en Endocrinologie Moléculaire, Le Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Quebec, Canada (V.L.-T., G.P.)
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pharmacological reviews
دوره 51 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999